As part of my explorations into ego and persona … I came across this froggy perspective!

frog in pond

“The power of ego is like a little pool. In that pool, an egotistical person lives like a frog – his world is small, his borders insecure, and from this perspective, only his own thoughts, feelings, and voice seem to be meaningful.
But the power of will springs from the inner Self, from pure Being.
It infuses the mind and body with enthusiasm, courage, and ever-growing curiosity to know, and the energy to act.”

Pandit Rajmani Tigunait
The Himalayan Institute

May we all recognize our own ribbit chatter and access our wellspring of  pure Being.

Thinks … when I hear politicians I can’t help but visualize this pool … No disrespect intended towards frogs.

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Val Boyko is originally from Scotland and came to the United States over 30 years ago. At "Find Your Middle Ground" Val brings together her experience as a life coach, yoga teacher, spiritual explorer and mentor, to inspire awakening to the light and greater understanding within us all. This blog is a place of exploration and discovery as we explore opening our hearts and finding harmony and peace in the highs and lows of life 💛

22 comments on “*Ego and the Small Pool

  1. Allison Marie Conway's avatar

    Hahaaa this is brilliant, Val. Love it all. And that frog is the cutest thing ever.

    Peace, dear one. XO

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  2. Tiny's avatar

    Very creative analogy! Love the quote…and the little frog 🙂

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  3. bert0001's avatar

    … even any glimpse of ‘meaningful’ …

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  4. dianasschwenk's avatar

    LOL your last line caught me off guard and made me laugh Val!

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  5. smilecalm's avatar

    who shall kiss
    the politician
    so that they
    can aptly
    return to their lily leaf?

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  6. Karen Lang's avatar

    The ribbets are annoying, until I got to know how to love and accept them and suddenly they aren’t so loud anyonell! 🙂 Thanks for the reminder Val.

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  7. awindowofwisdom's avatar

    excellent post! Great parable.

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  8. Robert Jepson's avatar

    There are many similes, metaphors and analogies to describe and understand the ego; but I love this one 🙂

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  9. Lisa van Reeuwyk's avatar

    What a powerful and mirthful metaphor Val!! I love it. All good things to you sunshine. Ribbit – Lisa

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  10. peNdantry's avatar

    ~ ribbit ~

    🙂

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